{{Short description|Genus of sponges}} {{Automatic taxobox | taxon = Houssayella | authority = Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966 }}
'''''Houssayella''''' is a genus of freshwater sponges in the family Metaniidae.<ref name="WORMS">{{cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167049|title= Houssayella |author= |date= |publisher=World Register of Marine Species|accessdate=28 Jan 2024}}</ref><ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=''Houssayella'' Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2246505 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=28 Jan 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
The species of this genus are found in South America.<ref name="GBIF" />
==Taxonomy== ''Houssayella'' contains the following species:<ref name="WORMS" />
** ''Houssayella iguazuensis'' <small>Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1966</small>
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Category:Heteroscleromorpha Category:Monotypic sponge genera